Synology DS124
1 x 4 TB, WD Red Plus
Question about Synology DS124
Hello. Is the Synology DS124 capable of making backups of my Macs with Time Machine? If "yes": Is the installation effort and maintenance effort large or comparable to my Apple Time-Capsule?
Galaxus
4 months ago
Helpful answer
Yes, the DS124 is fully compatible with Time Machine and can easily create Mac backups.
The installation effort is minimal and comparable to a Time Capsule. All you have to do is create a shared folder on the DS124, create a Time Machine user and activate the SMB settings. Then recognise the DS124 in the Mac system settings under Time Machine and connect with your login data.
The maintenance effort is also low. It is recommended that you set a storage quota for the Time Machine folder so that the hard drive does not fill up. Otherwise, the backup runs automatically as with the Time Capsule - after the first complete backup, macOS only backs up the changed data.
You can also restore your Mac directly from the NAS backup if required.
Automatically generated from the .The installation effort is minimal and comparable to a Time Capsule. All you have to do is create a shared folder on the DS124, create a Time Machine user and activate the SMB settings. Then recognise the DS124 in the Mac system settings under Time Machine and connect with your login data.
The maintenance effort is also low. It is recommended that you set a storage quota for the Time Machine folder so that the hard drive does not fill up. Otherwise, the backup runs automatically as with the Time Capsule - after the first complete backup, macOS only backs up the changed data.
You can also restore your Mac directly from the NAS backup if required.